Thoroughly enjoyed it

Narrator was excellent & I liked the written style. Kept me guessing. The characters were entertaining.

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An enjoyable English cozy crime story

It has been some time since I have listened to this particular story, so my comments are really about the series of 5 books, to date.

This series is well within the post-WWI English cozy crime genre, and like the vast majority of these involve wealthy people and their servants. I guess the stories are typical of this genre, which might be off-putting for many, but the stories are well thought out and the denouements come as a surprise to this listener. The characters are likeable, and the situations well described. The series is also a chronicle of the wealthy family's fortunes through the early 1920s. I'll be on the lookout for book 6 if and when it becomes available.

The only issue I have with the books is the Americanisms that creep into the stories. There are far too many "gottens" and similar, for me, as also the occasional American pronunciation. The odd anachronism also creeps in, but why let these spoil a good yarn.

Well recommended.

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“Cozy” mystery in a Downtown Abbey setting

The book was free with my subscription, so I didn’t have high expectations but I enjoyed it, and it kept me good company while driving.
In fact, I’m downloading book two in the series to see what is up next for Lady Phoebe and her maid.

Good performance, very easy to follow for someone like me, who is not a native English speaker.

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Murder Most Malicious

This is a mystery of how people's self interest over rides common good, with those searching for justice can find and uncover them. A great murder mystery with a lot of realistic ,up stairs, down stairs going on. Read with excellent characterisation by Mandy Weston.

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Well paced plot

The voices the narrator did for the girls sound too young, which interfered with my perception of characters a little, but otherwise an easy and captivating listen.

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Enjoyable Period Mystery

A Cast of interesting characters an intrepid, curious and discerning Lady above stairs and a sensible, loyal Ladies Maid below stairs.

An intriguing post war murder mystery, with a very credible plot, whose twist you just did not see coming!

An excellent Audible Plus title, a series worth paying for.

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a really good listen

enjoyable with a good plot. kept me interested all the way through to the end.

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Escapist Pleasant Murder Mystery

All round relaxing listen with compelling story lines and character development. Performance of characters brought to life nicely. Have downloaded rest of series and would be quite happy to pay going price for these. We'll worth the money.

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Predictable Plot

As cosy crimes go this was ‘ok’. However, IMO the culprit was obvious from the get-go (although that probably tells you more about the fact that I’ve read too many murder mysteries!) The characters in the main were also really unlikeable - particularly the ‘below stairs’ ones. I found myself hoping they’d all be next on the murderer’s list - especially Connie! Having said that, the narration was great and Mandy Weston did a brilliant job of bringing a frustratingly predictable plot to life.

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A lovely easy listen with excellent narration

The narrator brought all of the characters to life. it was a lovely book to listen to and I'm just about to start book two.

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